Ribbon-holder.



WITNESSES:

Main W" PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

R. A. GLADNEY. RIBBON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed May 9, 1905. Serial No. 259,533.

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Be it known that I, RICHARD ADAIR GLAD- NEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Marion, in the county of Crittenden and Stateof Arkansas, have invented a new and Improved Ribbon-Holder, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to store furniture; and its object is to provide anew and improved ribbon-holder for use in retail drygoods stores,fancy-goods stores, and like places and arranged to permit mounting aroll or ribbon for convenient display and unwinding lengths as desiredby purchasers without danger of the roll of ribbon being soiled byunduly handling the same or dropping it to the counter or floor.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and pointed outin the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement, showing a roll ofribbon in position, parts appearing in section; and Fig. 2 is a planview of the improvement, showing the post turned and thesupporting-spindle in position for receiving a roll of ribbon.

On a suitably-constructed base A is secured a post B, terminating at itsupper end in a cross-bar B, in the free end of which and in the baseAismounted to turn a post C, provided at or near its middle with ahorizontally-disposed spindle D for centrally receiving a roll of ribbonE to allow the said roll of ribbon to conveniently turn on the spindleD. The spindle D terminates in a point D for conveniently piercing theroll of ribbon at the center thereof, and the said point D is adapted tobe seated in a seat B formed in one side of the fixed post B.

In using the device the post C is turned into the position shown in Fig.2, so that the roll of ribbon E can be conveniently placed in positionon the spindle, and then the post C is turned to bring the point D inengagement with the recess B so that the free end of the point of thespindle is supported on the fixed post B and is practically held lockedthereon. Now the roll of ribbonE can be conveniently turned by the storeattendant so as to unwind a required length, according to the desires ofthe purchaser, and this operation can be repeated as long as the amountof ribbon on the roll permits. When the ribbon has been completelyunwound, the post C is swung into an open position, as shown in Fig. 2,and then the paper roll is removed from the spindle and a new roll ofribbon is placed thereon, and the abovedescribed operation is repeated.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described theribbon can be readily unwound from the roll to any required length,according to the desires of the purchaser, and without danger of soilingthe ribbon, as the roll of ribbon'does not need to be handled by thestore attendant, nor is it liable to drop on the floor or counter, as isso frequently the case in handling rolls of ribbons as now practiced.

It will further be seen that by the arrange ment described the ribbon isconveniently displayed in the store, it being understood that the devicecan be readily set on a counter or other suitable display-stand.

Having thus described my invention, I claim asnew and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A ribbon-holder provided with a base, a post fixedthereon and having a crossarm, a post mounted to turn on the said baseand the said cross-arm, and a spindle extending horizontally from thesaid turnable post, the spindle terminating at its free end in a pointadapted to be seated in a recess on the said fixed post.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD ADAIR GLADNEY.

Witnesses:

JAMEs H. WASDIN, ROBERT F. WARD.

